The Official HTPC Thread

[2gunsup]

i just installed it. what else do i have to do? i have xbmc

I'm not sure what instructions you've followed but its not as simple as just installing SVP. You have to install a special version of XBMC and a few other things. Here are the instructions I followed. Just post if you get stuck with any of the steps.

http://forums.audioholics.com/forum...indows-xbmc-smoothvideo-project-dsplayer.html

One of the steps not mentioned is you'll need to have svp running in the taskbar. Just be sure to have it running before you start XBMC for the last time.

 

[STAN JONES]

@STAN JONES

Let me know how the HTPC case PSU treats you. I'm on my second case and shyt just started to act funny,

im bout to order me a back up just in case

it took 18 months but the power supply just went up in that case and i used my back up case to build a htpc for my mother earlier this year

amazon still has the same case for $45 but im wondering if i should cop a different mini-ITX case...any suggestions?

 

[2gunsup]

it took 18 months but the power supply just went up in that case and i used my back up case to build a htpc for my mother earlier this year

amazon still has the same case for $45 but im wondering if i should cop a different mini-ITX case...any suggestions?

I'd cop a different one if I were you. I went with the following when I decided to give up on those cases,

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-ISK110-VESA-Mini-ITX-Case/dp/B0064LWISQ/

No disc drive or standard size HDD's fit in it and its limited to 90Ws. Perfect for me since all I have is an SSD in it and an i3.

 

[LeVraiPapi]

anybody up on media portal breh ?

 

[STAN JONES]

I'd cop a different one if I were you. I went with the following when I decided to give up on those cases,

http://www.amazon.com/Antec-ISK110-VESA-Mini-ITX-Case/dp/B0064LWISQ/

No disc drive or standard size HDD's fit in it and its limited to 90Ws. Perfect for me since all I have is an SSD in it and an i3.

Shouldve listened to you breh

Its only been 2 months and the power supply went up on my new case(copped the same one again)

The case looks good but i aint fukking with them no more

Bout to cop the case in your link like i shouldve done last month

 

[winb83]

OK here's a question. I ordered the HD Homerun Prime and it should be here in a few days. In order to use my PC as a DVR I have to keep it fully up 24/7 right? Seems like a waste of power and would shorten the life of the PC. For now I'm gonna use my second desktop as the DVR but eventually I plan to build a server dedicated for all my media.

 

[2gunsup]

OK here's a question. I ordered the HD Homerun Prime and it should be here in a few days. In order to use my PC as a DVR I have to keep it fully up 24/7 right? Seems like a waste of power and would shorten the life of the PC. For now I'm gonna use my second desktop as the DVR but eventually I plan to build a server dedicated for all my media.

I believe the Homerun Prime supports Wake-On-Lan which may help you not have to leave the PC on 24/7. In reality a modern computer's power consumption is pretty insignificant. I have a server which runs 24/7/365. I had monitored its power consumption over some time with a Kill-A-Watt meter, it has only added about $25-$35 a year to my PSEG bill.

 

[winb83]

I believe the Homerun Prime supports Wake-On-Lan which may help you not have to leave the PC on 24/7. In reality a modern computer's power consumption is pretty insignificant. I have a server which runs 24/7/365. I had monitored its power consumption over some time with a Kill-A-Watt meter, it has only added about $25-$35 a year to my PSEG bill.

Did you build with server class components or off the shelf desktop ones? I didn't think that desktop components were designed to be ran 24/7.

 

[STAN JONES]

i got a homerun prime and it doesnt record in media center unless the program is open

even if the pc is on,if he program is closed it wont record

i dont know about mythtv,xbmc, and those other programs because i have only used my tuner with WMC

 

[2gunsup]

Did you build with server class components or off the shelf desktop ones? I didn't think that desktop components were designed to be ran 24/7.

Off the shelf desktop ones. Desktop components are tested and built to run 24/7. I wouldn't worry.

 

[STAN JONES]

Who got the black friday deals for internal drives brehs?

I need another 3tb drive

 

[2gunsup]

What's really good with 1Channel,

 

[STAN JONES]

What's really good with 1Channel,

Breh can i put a 4 or 5 tb drive in my server or is 3 tb the biggest windows will recognize?

 

[Czerka]

Breh can a put a 4 or 5 tb drive in my server or is 3 tb the biggest windows will recognize?

I couldn't even get windows to recognize 3tb so I used ubuntu instead

 

[STAN JONES]

I couldn't even get windows to recognize 3tb so I used ubuntu instead

Yeah i had to install a 3tb unlocker bios for my motherboard for it to recognize the 3tb drive

Thats why i asked about bigger drives

I see microcenter got some 4 and 5 tb drives on sale so i need to know if i can use one before i cop this 3tb drive